Clothes shopping! Shoot me now and put me out of my misery. (boys, daughter)
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Yes, the fall stuff is coming in at the camping and sporting stores (Dick's, etc). I needed a new jacket, as well. I try to avoid the "back to school" crowds.
The cooler weather stuff seems to come in here about mid-September or so. Until them, we can still get 90 degree days. I can remember having to layer clothing as a student, plus we didn't start until the day after Labor Day. Our schools didn't have a/c back then. The morning could be 40 degrees and then it might be 82 or higher by 3 pm.
The above four words make me so happy to be paying college tuition. Yes, they grow up fast, but the good side of it is that I will never have to go to Justice again.
We don't do back to school shopping, but I guess I'm lucky that my 12 year old doesn't wear kid's sizes anymore, because when we do need something for her, we have no trouble finding exactly what she wants. She won't wear sparkly things anymore either.
Back to school shopping was a huge deal when I was a kid. For me it was the only time I got clothes all year (even of I grew). But also there was real pressure to have a new outfit for each day of the first week. There were no issues with brand names though. No one wore them.
My kids could care less. And neither wear jeans. I sort through their clothes a couple times a year and donate what hey grew out of and throw out anything tattered and just replace them. But here in texas they can wear shorts most of the year and my daughter will only wear legging type pants (they are baggy on her because he is very thin) and flees pants for my son because he likes how they feel. They are still young. Almost 8 and 9.
Kudzu, do you have a Kohl's nearby? Their ad today had a promo code for $10 off $30 in the juniors dept. Online, the code is TREND10. They were showing fall clothes in the ad.
what ever happened to parents buying at the thrift stores for clothes ? . My god some of the clothes I see in there for kids are really cheap and they still look new and if you don't tell anyone they would never know where they came from there is no shame in shopping in thrift stores . my sister and I both worked in offices with very high end clientele and we both looked like we spent a fortune on our clothes but the thrift stores was where we bought all of our high end looking clothes ...my kids went to school in thrift store clothing and honestly no one said anything except one teacher and I took care of her real quick . Told that witch when she started paying for my kids clothes then she could judge their clothing . She told me she spotted a hole in a pocket of his shirt and it looked "unsightly " to her . Too bad and that is why thread and needles are available . She peed me off .Anyways parents you don't need to spend a fortune to buy clothes for your kids .
#1, thrift stores are not always a bargain compared to store sales. Also, sizing can be misleading, and some don't have dressing rooms. That doesn't work for growing kids.
#2, in my area, the thrift store also services the needy. Once a month they are entitled to pick out two full outfits per family member, free of charge. I love to browse books and housewares, but I leave the clothes for those who need them.
One thing I really liked about the way my parents handled it is that we would only get 1-2 new outfits when going back to school since the weather was still so warm, and then they would take us shopping for fall clothes when the weather began cooling off. It was fun to have more new clothes to wear a couple of months after school started plus my brothers had major growing spurts now and then so it was also a way for my parents to keep up with their growth without having them grow out of a bunch of new clothes purchased right before school started. Then we usually got a few more new outfits during Christmas vacation.
That's what I do with mine.
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#1, thrift stores are not always a bargain compared to store sales. Also, sizing can be misleading, and some don't have dressing rooms. That doesn't work for growing kids.
#2, in my area, the thrift store also services the needy. Once a month they are entitled to pick out two full outfits per family member, free of charge. I love to browse books and housewares, but I leave the clothes for those who need them.
I agree with this.
Here in Houston the clothing at the thrift store is mostly for people in need. Its unwashed, you cant try it on, usually out of date or well worn. My teenaged niece liked shopping at thrift stores and it was a strange experience because we seemed *really* out of place.
When I was a kid we shopped at thrift stores cause we were very poor but even then it seemed like it was hard to find something that fit and looked good. Especially for me because I was tall and in adult sizes
Kohls has been our go to place for many years for brick and mortar shops. I like their clothes and return policy. We tried there last week. I have shopped at Lands End for so long i can't even remember going back to school shopping in ages. So I guess I simply was not aware of how early I was expecting to find fall clothes.
We took all the outgrown clothes to our PTA thrift shop and looked at clothes there to buy and only found one shirt to purchase. it's not a matter of not being willing to shop at thrift sops. makes no never mind to me. I just don't like to travel all over creation with nothing to show for it.
DH took them to Target last week and said all they had was summer stuff. maybe it's because we are in the South that others are finding fall clothes now and we aren't.
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